Tian Cheng seemed to hear the biggest joke in the world, her face full of disdain. "Zhang Luo, you have average grades and you still talk about fair competition? Isn't the exam unfair?
Grades are the fairest proof of strength, and it's the fairest way for Teacher Jin Xue to select based on grades. You're trying to snatch our opportunities as top students, and that's fair? You have too much nerve."
Zhang Luo was furious and retorted, "Even if it's based on grades, those grades are in the past. Shouldn't it be based on our current individual strengths?"
"Then when have you ever been in the top ten of the class?" Cui Min sneered.
Zhang Luo wanted to argue further, but Jin Xue had already put on a stern face. "I choose the best. If you can't do it yourself, you can't blame others for not giving you a chance. Hurry up and leave, don't delay my teaching, or you'll be severely reprimanded."
Then she pointed to two others, "Close the door and kick out the irrelevant people."
Zhang Luo and the others were shut out.
Zhang Luo stomped his feet angrily, "Looking down on people with contempt."
Liao Wei looked at the harmonious atmosphere in Class B and suggested, "Why don't we go back to Class B? At least Teacher Nine is still teaching. I asked last night, and the content they're teaching is very fresh. My roommate is extremely proud."
Zhang Qiang glanced around and walked towards Class B's performance room. "Let's go see what they're doing."
The three of them arrived at the Class B classroom.
Thirty-six people were rehearsing something, and judging by their appearance, everyone seemed to have a role.
"Are they preparing for a big stage? With so many people, how can they all perform?" Zhang Luo wondered.
Liao Wei spotted his roommate Wang Hui and waved at him.
Wang Hui, who was rehearsing, asked Quan Jiu for permission to leave.
"What's wrong? Why are you running to our Class B instead of attending your own class?" Wang Hui asked, walking out.
"Are you preparing for a training performance? Why so many people?" Liao Wei asked curiously.
"Teacher Nine chose a script with many characters, so all thirty-six people can participate," Wang Hui explained, then feigned defensiveness, "What, are you trying to gather intelligence?"
Liao Wei laughed heartily, with a hint of envy. "It's great to be a screenwriter; you can arrange any role. No matter how many people there are, it's not a problem."
Zhang Luo paused and tentatively asked, "Exactly thirty-six roles?"
"There are fifty roles, but we only have thirty-six people, so some roles were removed," Wang Hui replied honestly. After thinking for a moment, he asked again, "What about you? What roles are you playing?"
Liao Wei, speaking quickly, said dejectedly, "There are only fifteen roles, and we weren't selected at all."
Wang Hui was surprised. "There will be many companies watching the final performance after the training. If you don't participate, it means you have no chance at all. Why are you still selecting? Shouldn't everyone be on stage?"
These words made Zhang Luo and the other two even more dejected.
Thinking that the opportunity to sign a contract was gone, Zhang Luo no longer cared about his pride and pleaded, "Can you help us talk to Teacher Nine and let us go back to Class B?"
Wang Hui looked enlightened. "So that's how it is. But to be blunt, you chose Class A yourselves. It's not appropriate to come back now. It's a bit like being a fair-weather friend."
Liao Wei also pleaded, "Are we not brothers and friends? You still have roles, so adding three of us won't be much, right?"
Wang Hui shook his head like a rattle. "I'm not going. If you want to go, go ask yourselves." With that, he returned to the classroom.
Liao Wei and Wang Qiang both looked at Zhang Luo.
Wang Qiang complained, "If I had known, I wouldn't have followed you to Class A in the first place."
Zhang Luo's face turned red with anger. "Did I ask you to follow me?"
Liao Wei was also full of anger. "Whatever. I'll go ask myself. It's better to lose face than to lose my future."
He knocked on the door again.
Quan Jiu had actually noticed the three people at the door long ago. She walked out and asked with a smile, "Students, is there something you need?"
Zhang Luo rushed to speak first. "Teacher, can we go back to Class B? We want to go back to Class B."
Quan Jiu smiled slightly. "You have already chosen Class A. Coming to my class again, although I personally don't mind, it doesn't look good in the eyes of others. Moreover, this is also disrespectful to Teacher Jin Xue. Please go back."
Zhang Luo and the other two were so ashamed that their faces turned red.
Inside the classroom, someone called out, "Ninie teacher."
Quan Jiu smiled at the three of them, then turned and entered the classroom.
With no other options, Zhang Luo and the other two had to return to the Class A classroom. As soon as they entered, they saw everyone either playing with their phones or laughing and joking, completely different from the atmosphere in Class B.
Why was it like this? He was still glad he had joined Class A yesterday, but today everything had completely changed.
Zhang Luo was both angry and regretful. He strode to the front and said, "Have you all given up? Aren't you going to fight for it? Everyone in Class B can perform on stage, but what about our class? More than half of the people have been eliminated. Is this fair?"
Someone retorted impatiently, "If you have the ability, go fight for it. Jin Xue has that kind of character; would she listen to a student like you?"
"Why don't we go ask Class B? Didn't they say we could choose our own classes? We can still choose Class B, right? It's better than looking at last year's PPT here," someone said.
Liao Wei sighed and shook his head. "We've already asked, and it's not allowed. We can't go."
The classroom was immediately filled with sighs.
"If I had known, I would have gone to Class B. I regret it so much now. The performance after the training every year is the most important one, and it's over before graduation."
"I must have had terrible luck. They said they would help us get into a group, but we don't even have a chance to perform. How could I have believed that ghost?"
"I heard that everyone in Class B can perform."
Seeing everyone getting more and more agitated, Zhang Luo quickly incited them, "Let's protest. It's always been the unwritten rule that everyone must perform. Why are you preventing us from performing? We must protest."
"Yes, there's strength in numbers. Let's go together," someone seconded.
Finally, a group of people rushed to the Class A performance room, swarmed into the classroom, surrounded Jin Xue, and glared at her.
Jin Xue was playing with her phone. Feeling the light dim around her, she looked up and was instantly angered. "What are you doing? Why are you here instead of studying in the classroom? All of you, get out."
Zhang Luo led the protest, "Teacher, there has always been an unwritten rule for the performance after the training each year, which is that everyone must perform. This concerns our future prospects. Why are you depriving us of our chance to perform?"
"Yes, we demand to perform. If not, we'll go to the principal," Wang Qiang chimed in.
Jin Xue was so angry her face contorted. "You've gone too far! I am the teacher, and I have the final say. This play only has fifteen roles. Don't think a few trending searches online can do anything. I, Jin Xue, have been in this industry for over a decade. If you still want to enter the entertainment industry smoothly after graduation, you'd better behave."
These words made Zhang Luo and the others dare not say anything more. No one dared to gamble with their future. And Jin Xue could indeed be considered a top star, and she was from Tianyu. If she really wanted to cause trouble, she might indeed ruin their prospects.
Wang Hui was both angry and aggrieved, and could only vent, "If I had known, I wouldn't have come to Class A. I'm really unlucky to have encountered such a terrible person like you."
Cui Min, Tian Cheng, and the other fifteen selected students remained indifferent, proudly reciting their lines.
Jin Xue, on the other hand, was furious. "You wait. When the training performance comes, I will definitely make you regret it. I will make sure that no one from Class B signs a contract."